DIVINUM OFFICIUM Antiphon

Antiphona 3 ad Laudes

Feria IV Cinerum - Ash Wednesday Lauds

This third Lauds antiphon for Ash Wednesday draws from Joel 2:17: 'Between the porch and the altar the priests, the Lord's ministers, shall weep and shall say: Spare, O Lord, spare thy people.' The image of priests weeping between vestibule and altar expresses corporate ecclesial repentance. The antiphon presents the Lenten fast as the Church's collective plea for mercy.

LATINE
Inter vestibulum et altare plorabunt sacerdotes, ministri Domini, et dicent: Parce, Domine, parce populo tuo.
ENGLISH
Between the porch and the altar the priests, the Lord's ministers, shall weep, and shall say: Spare, O Lord, spare thy people.
NOTA
FONS
Breviarium Romanum (1962)
USUS
Feria IV Cinerum - Ash Wednesday Lauds
HORA
Lauds
TEMPVS
lent
GENVS
Antiphon